Microsoft Kinect Hits Stores Next Week

Microsoft's Kinect hits stores next week. Available Nov. 4, Kinect is an Xbox 360 add-on that allows users to play games without a controller.

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Microsoft's Kinect hits stores next week. Available Nov. 4, Kinect is an Xbox 360 add-on that allows users to play games without a controller.

The Kinect is a slim bar that is placed near a TV to detect players movements. It lets users control games, music, and movies with hand movements and voice commands.

As a standalone product, Kinect costs $149.99. A bundle that includes an Xbox 360 250GB and the game Kinect Adventures is also available for $399.99. Sales of the bundle have already been popular and were a top 40 purchase on Amazon.com this week.

Many Kinect games have a family or group-focus. Last week, Microsoft revealed 17 Kinect-enabled games for Xbox. on the Nov. 4 launch, games like "Kinect Joy Ride," "Sonic Free Rider," and the "Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout" will go on sale. Five more games such as "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" and "EA Sports Active 2" will be released throughout November and Decemeber.

Leslie Horn joined the PCMag team as a news reporter in the fall of 2010. She covers a wide range of topics from digital media to the latest Apple rumor. After graduating with a degree in Magazine Journalism from the University of Missouri, she wrote for Out & About, a travel guide in coastal Maine. One of her favorite reporting experiences was covering the 2008 Olympics from Beijing. She travels every chance she gets, and recently spent time backpacking along the coast of Brazil. Though she...
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